Don't put away those winter woolies just yet as Met Eireann has warned of bitterly cold temperatures over the next few days.
The mercury is set to plunge to as low as -3 degrees as parts of Ireland will be gripped by frost and icy conditions.
It will be dull and damp this morning with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
"Persistent" rain is set to spread from the southwest later in the day.
Temperatures will range between 8 and 10 degrees, but it will be cooler in Connacht and west Ulster with highs of just 6 to 8 degrees.
Wet conditions to continue into the night but we will see long clear spells extend from the west as the rain clears all but in the northeast by morning.
Showers are expected in the southwest towards the morning.
Connacht and Munster will see the lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees where there is a risk of some icy conditions developing , 4 to 7 degrees elsewhere.
Here is the forecast for the rest of the week:
Tomorrow
"Rain will gradually clear from the northeast through the morning with some sunny spells and scattered showers extending from the west, the showers will be most frequent over the southwest, turning heavy or thundery at times with a chance of some hail during the afternoon.
"Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh west to northwest winds.
Thursday night
"Scattered heavy showers will gradually ease overnight, some of the showers may turn wintry, especially over higher ground. Long dry clear periods will develop with lowest temperatures dropping to between -2 to +2 degrees.
"A widespread frost will set in also along with some mist and hill fog as northwesterly breezes fall light.
Friday
"A bright day with sunny spells, but there will be some well scattered light showers about. Highest temperatures of 7 or 8 degrees in a light to moderate northerly breeze.
Friday night
"Showers will become confined to the coast leaving a dry night with long clear spells. A widespread frost will develop again with lowest temperatures of -3 to +2 degrees in light northeasterly breezes.
Saturday
"Mostly dry and bright day with long sunny periods, but a few light isolated showers are possible. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light northeasterly breezes.
Saturday night
"Mostly dry and clear with a widespread frost developing as lowest temperatures drop to between -3 to +2 degrees in light easterly breezes.
"Cloud will increase in the southeast later in the night with some patchy drizzle possible along the coasts by morning.
Sunday
"Good sunny spells in most areas on Sunday morning but cloud will slowly extend from the southeast, with patchy light rain at times in the afternoon, although north Leinster and Ulster should stay dry for the most part.
"Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees mostly moderate southeasterly breezes."
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